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I watched the last Flames game of this season on television. They showed a lot of drone shots and videos of the Saddledome. I shed a tear of sadness.
What idiot (pardon my French) decided to demolish such a beautiful and iconic building?
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Stan Majcherkiewicz, Calgary
Senseless spending on city rebranding
I thought Chestermere had a mayor and council problem. But spending $4.8 million to rename Calgary Blue Sky City? Let’s just call it the blue sky scam.
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I probably don’t have the right to comment because I’m not a Calgary taxpayer, but where are your heads? What is this woke society doing to our great nation, from the federal Liberals to our municipal governments?
We are doomed.
Gord Peters, Chestermere
Calgary’s new slogan criticized
When Calgary and many other cities across the country are facing issues like homelessness, drug addiction and mental health issues, it is inconceivable that the political class would waste $4.8 million to change the city’s motto.
Ask someone on the street if they feel more welcome because of the rebranding. Ask any of them if they were consulted by the insulters.
After reading about this dumpster fire, a better nickname would be “spinning city,” considering all the hot air being expelled to justify this stupidity.
Paul Baumberg, Dead Man’s Flats
Federal vote-buying budget fails in Canada
The recently presented federal budget promises huge gains. These advances will be reflected in the size of the government. The civil service will be expanded by thousands to distribute all the new benefits the Liberal-NDP coalition has promised, and more thousands will be needed to get a greater “fair share” from the already overburdened public.
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What will shrink is the Canadian economy: more non-productive government spending means a less competitive economy and less long-term prosperity.
I guess that’s what happens when you have a federal government that is desperate to stay in power and is willing to destroy Canada’s economic future to achieve that goal.
Don West, Calgary
Greater scope for getting cash into the budget
Who are these people who are among the top 0.13 per cent that the Finance Minister identified in her budget?
They could include: Any young person or couple trying to save enough money for a down payment on their first home and need to invest in an ETF or mutual fund to get there sooner. Anyone who owns a rental property or lake cabin, or any asset that generates a substantial profit in a year and needs to sell it. Any pension plan created to serve people lucky enough to have one will have to resort to riskier assets to fund it at the same level.
I could go on, but it may be easier to identify the 0.13 percent who are not affected by this change at some point.
Tom Spenceley, Calgary
Roads crumble as city pays for pet projects
Has anyone else noticed that our roads have been deteriorating at an astonishing rate? The roads in spring get bumpy regularly, but not so much this year.
Has the city’s maintenance department been diverting road maintenance funds so the city can pay for pet projects like stadiums, Arts Commons, and the Green Line?
Poor management will cost us in the long run when we can no longer cover up problems with a small patch each spring.
Fraser Smith, Calgary
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